COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It took two games on Saturday, but the Mizzou softball team will meet Arizona in the NCAA Regional Final on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers fell to the Arizona Wildcats in the first game of the day, 2-0, however a standout performance from sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings propelled MU to a win over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will have to get past the winner of the Missouri State/Illinois elimination game in order to have a spot in the Regional Final on Sunday. The Tigers fell to Arizona, 2-0, in the first game of the day on Saturday. Junior pitcher Jordan Weber put up a solid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou standout Casidy Chaumont is officially going pro. The USA Pride selected the outfielder with the 12th and final pick of the inaugural Women’s Professional Fastpitch College Draft. Chaumont has had quite a career for the Tigers after transferring from Louisiana ahead of the start of the 2020 season. The SEC put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team put up another lights out pitching and defensive performance in a 3-1 win over Missouri State on Friday. Sophomore Laurin Krings had a shutout going until the 6th inning when Missouri State sent one in on a shot to center field. She tossed for a complete game with
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) For the second-straight season, the No. 15-seeded Mizzou softball team will host an NCAA Regional at its home stadium. The Tigers will meet Missouri State, Arizona, and Illinois in the home regional. You can watch extended highlights of Mizzou’s practice ahead of the NCAA Regional in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Kh3vF6b-uVI Mizzou’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second-consecutive season, the Mizzou softball team will host an NCAA Regional in Columbia. You can watch full interviews with head coach Larissa Anderson, Brooke Wilmes and Jordan Weber in the player below. https://youtu.be/BunZ_T2bYhA Head Coach Larissa Anderson on Mizzou softball hosting NCAA Regional https://youtu.be/DWOu_FYSLY4 Brooke Wilmes on Mizzou softball hosting
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell 4-0 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Tigers’ first SEC Championship appearance since 2013. The first-seeded Razorbacks outhit seventh-seeded Mizzou 11 to two through the loss. Sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings was charged with the loss. She threw for one inning and allowed one earned run. Megan Schumacher
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) Despite about a two hour rain delay, the Mizzou softball team put up its third-straight shutout in the SEC Tournament to get a 3-0 win over Tennessee on Friday. The seventh-seeded Tigers took a two-run lead over the third-seeded Volunteers courtesy of two solo home runs from Kimberly Wert and Hatti Moore.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team broke Alabama softball’s 21-game win streak in conference tournament opening games courtesy of a 3-0 win on Thursday. It is the first time the defending conference champs have lost its opening game since 1999. Laurin Krings tossed a complete game shutout in the circle for MU with three
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The No. 22 Mizzou softball team topped No. 20 Auburn, 1-0, in a defensive battle in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The Tigers did not get on the board until the fourth inning courtesy of some stout defense from both teams. Jenna Laird broke the silence at the plate with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson met with the media Wednesday for the first time after falling on the road to Alabama Sunday and ahead of MU’s first SEC tournament game Wednesday against No. 10 Auburn. The Tigers fell to the Roll Tide after a questionable un-reviewable home run. “It’s very frustrating and
Continue Reading TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) No. 8 Alabama took the regular-season finale over No. 23 Mizzou, 3-1, on Sunday. The loss resulted in a series loss for MU in Tuscaloosa, 2-1. Sophomore Jenna Laird scored the Tigers’ lone run, courtesy of an error from the Crimson Tide in the fourth inning, but the MU bats were cold.
Continue Reading TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou softball team knocked of No. 8 Alabama in an extra innings thriller on Friday night. With the win, the Tigers lead the series 1-0. MU took a first inning lead, courtesy of a two-run home run from Kim Wert, however, the Crimson Tide clawed back. Alabama’s Bailey Dowling
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team finished up the regular-season home schedule with an 11-6 win over Texas A&M on senior day. https://youtu.be/V38u0Q2JosI Six Tigers finished the day with at least a hit against the Aggies, but an eight-run third inning is what really propelled MU to the win. After the game, Mizzou honored
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 25 Mizzou softball team secured a series win against Texas A&M, courtesy of a 7-2 win in front of a sellout crowd on Saturday. MU pitcher Laurin Krings tossed a complete game in the circle with five strikeouts and just two earned runs allowed. The sophomore is now 13-7 through
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team won the first game of the group’s final home series of the year in walkoff fashion on Friday night. The Tigers took down the Bulldogs 7-5, courtesy of a Hatti Moore home run in the eighth inning. It was quite a night for Moore, as she hit three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured a 9-3 win over the SLU Billikens on Wednesday evening to extend the team’s win streak to four games. It was a big outing for fifth-year senior Brooke Wilmes. The outfielder hit her 14th home run of the season, which is a career-high. With that home run,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball’s Kimberly Wert was named the SEC Player of the Week Tuesday for the second time this season. This comes after Wert dominated the series against No. 12 Kentucky. She batted .857 with four home runs, including two grand slams, and 13 RBI in the three-game sweep. This is her second
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, KY. (KMIZ) It only took Mizzou softball five innings Monday to secure the series sweep against No. 12 Kentucky. The Tigers won 9-1 in game three with the bats on fire from the start. Brooke Wilmes had a solo home run and double on the day with three RBI’s. Kimberly Wert hit a grand
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